A manufacturer of flight simulator equipment for the aviation industry has been in court for using unsafe machinery. What happened? EDM Ltd has been prosecuted after a health and safety inspector found some of the equipment was missing guards during two separate visits...
A former Merseyside YMCA worker has been found guilty of sex attacks on three young boys dating back over 50 years. Historic sex abuse 65-year-old William Westhead is facing prison after being found guilty of six counts of indecent assault against children. The...
An elderly man from Matson, Gloucester, has received £50,000 in damages from his exposure to asbestos 70 years ago. Asbestos exposure Harold white, who worked for the Department of Transport between 1942 and 1949, would cycle around the Swindon works delivering post to...
Twin Lakes Park, near Melton Mowbray, has been prosecuted after an eight-year-old boy broke his leg on one of the rides. What happened? The child from Derby was on a spinning barrel ride with his parents when his shoelace became tangled in a...
A gardening firm in Chester has been prosecuted after one of its workers suffered burns while lighting a pile of giant hogweed. What happened? The 31-year-old employee had been working alongside Greenstripe Ltd’s operations manager to clear grass and giant hogweed from scrubland...
Lancashire County Council has paid out £672,094 in compensation and costs over the last four years to people with conditions linked to asbestos. Asbestos claims New figures have revealed that, since 2010, 17 people have contacted Lancashire County Council regarding asbestos claims. One...
The owner of a care home in Leicester has been in court after a vulnerable resident died from serious burns. What happened? In May 2012 85-year-old Walter Powley had been admitted to Western Park View care home after his occupational therapist had advised...
A Highland manufacturing firm has been prosecuted after one of its employees suffered severe burns when tried to clear a blockage in an unguarded machine. What happened? Miroslaw Grzybowski had been working on a production line to heat-treat carbon fibres where the material...
Chessington World of Adventures has been prosecuted after a four-year-old girl suffered serious head injuries when she fell from a raised walkway. What happened? The child was queuing for a ride in the theme park when she fell nearly four metres through a...
A building company has been prosecuted after one of its employees broke his back when he was hit by the bucket of a digger. What happened? RMC Building and Civil Engineering Ltd had been hired to install fencing around Longleat Estate in...
